Week in Review: October 22, 2010
Can New Surgery Revolutionize Diabetes Treatment?
Can New Surgery Revolutionize Diabetes Treatment?
Metabolic surgery, a new surgical approach to metabolic disease, may provide the key to curing diabetes in some patients. This data was presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress. "This goes beyond just weight-loss surgery," Chief of Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College Francesco Rubino, MD, said. "For its clinical potential, and maybe even more for its implications for the understanding of diabetes, metabolic surgery is one of the most important research opportunities for the next decade in medicine."
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NEWS
Oral sex cancer risk to be tackled by documentary
Sexual health 'taboo' will be addressed in BBC3 show presented by Jaime Winstone One of the last taboos in sexual health is to be tackled by the BBC in an hour-long film presented by the film star Jaime Winstone. The investigation tackles the link between oral sex and rising numbers of mouth and throat cancer cases among young Britons – described this weekend as "an emerging epidemic" by a Cancer Research UK expert.
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Other News Headlines:
- Can Medicine Boost Female Sex Drive?
- Romantic Love: Nature's Painkiller?
- THE PATCH WHIT CHILI:TAKE AWAY THE PAIN FOR 3 MONTHS
- Scientists turn stem cells into cells for cartilage repair
BLOGS
What Can 'House' Teach Us About Medicine? (READ MORE)
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Other Blog Headlines:
- Scientists Suggest That Cancer is Purely Man-Made
- SpectroPen Allows for Real-Time Visualization of Cancerous Tissue
- An electrical switch for cancer?
VIDEOS
Christina Applegate's story of survival
Actress Christina Applegate speaks candidly about surviving breast cancer with CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta.(READ MORE)
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Other Blog Headlines:
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer on Cyber Bullying
- Breast Cancer Foundation Singapore
- Reducing Pain for those in Palliative Care
- Please Watch for Autism Awareness
INDUSTRY RESEARCH REPORTS
Rodman & Renshaw, The Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry: Fortnightly Update
Weikang Bio-Technology (OTC: WKBT, Not Rated) Plans to Launch New Therapeutics in 1Q11 Stricter Regulation but No Recall for Avandia in China New Pharmacopoeia Raises Standards, Small Companies Face Production Challenge(READ MORE)
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Other Blog Headlines:
- Rodman & Renshaw, s Week in Review: Oncology and Stem Cell Sectors
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